Australia

[email protected] was held during E3 week in both North America and Europe. In Australia and New Zealand, however, there was a delay. This was due to classifications for the various demos that were required.

[email protected] will finally be coming to the two aforementioned territories on Friday. The same nine games will be playable at different points throughout the next few weeks:

It’s been a long wait, but SEGA has finally launched four new 3D Classics on the Australian 3DS eShop. 3D Outrun, 3D Fantasy Zone, 3D Fantasy Zone 2 and 3D Thunder Blade are all available as of now. Pricing is set at $6.50 each.

The [email protected] program went live on the North American and European Wii U eShops yesterday. This is a brand new initiative from the Big N, which lets fans preview nine upcoming indie titles for a limited time.

In Australia and New Zealand, this offer has yet to hit the eShop. Nintendo explained in North America and Europe that game demos need to be classified before they’re released in these territories – hence the delay. The company added, “We are currently working with the developers to make it happen in Australia and New Zealand.”

Here’s the full message from Nintendo’s Facebook page:

The [email protected] programme has been announced by Nintendo in North America and Europe, where fans can access free preview versions of nine Nindie games from Nintendo eShop for Wii U for a limited time.

Down Under, unlike America and Europe, game demos need to be officially classified before their release, therefore in this region we require more time for these titles to be made available.

We are currently working with the developers to make it happen in Australia and New Zealand.

We thank you for being patient. Please stay tuned for further
updates!

Nintendo has announced via one of its Twitter accounts that the gold and silver Mario amiibo will be sold in both Australia and New Zealand.

At Target, consumers will have an opportunity to nab the gold Mario. EB Games intends to sell the Mario – Silver Edition amiibo.

Note that both of these retailers will have “only a limited number available” of their respective figures. The Mario – Silver Edition amiibo launches on May 30, but there’s no word yet as to when the gold version is releasing.

With the discontinuation of Club Nintendo looming everyone is scrambling to spend their coins or stars. Today, Club Nintendo has updated its catalogue and added a pretty fantastic item. Members in Europe, UK, Australia and New Zealand can now trade in their stars for a Majora’s Mask Light.With glowing eyes, this spooky Majora’s Mask emits a soft, orange glow when you flick the switch. Measuring approximately 12cm tall x 12cm wide, made of ABS, transparent ABS and PVC. The light is currently order able through Club Nintendo and will set you back 6000 stars. Sadly, this epic Legend of Zelda item is not available in North America.

Club Nintendo of Australia has just announced the recently added titles that are available for download, and with this program ceasing to exist soon, you might want to check them out. If you live in the Australia or New Zealand area and have some stars left take a look at the list and use all your stars before Club Nintendo comes to an end.